IAS Gyan

Daily News Analysis

Core Sector Output

1st July, 2021 Economy

Context:

  • Output from India’s eight core industries grew 16.8% in May 2021, with six sectors reporting significant positive growth due to the base effects from May 2020.

About Core Sector:

  • The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade releases Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI).
  • ICI measures combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries viz. Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity.
  • The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).